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>>>another
big story
affecting tens of millions of
americans
who rely on
food stamps
to feed their families. as of today they have to get by on less. about 5% less because a special part-time recession boost to the
food stamp program
has expired. nearly 48 million people, a lot of them
working people
, in this country receive
food stamps
. that's one in seven
americans
. one in four american children. in our continuing coverage of poverty in america we call "in plain sight"
mike taibbi
has the report tonight from
central california
.

>> reporter: for connie rhoads, a wiechfe and mother of three, now laid off, relying on
food stamps
has been tough enough.

>>it's really hard to tell them, no, you can't have that food item or you can want have that necessity for living. because i don't have the money to buy it for you.

>> reporter: now it gets harder. the cut in federal
food stamp
funding will hit home in places like vical irgs a with unemployment stuck at 15% and under employment in seasonal
agricultural work
making
food stamps
a necessity. broken down, the cuts don't sound like much. $11 a month for an individual, $36 for a family of four. here's one view of what $36 buys at the
local food
pantry. here's another way to look at it. suppose for your family of four you will cook a chicken. this one is big enough for leftovers, a can of peas and pasta. nothing fancy. four meals for $8. if you're a family that relies on
food stamps
that $36 cut translates to 16 to 20 meals. that has joe blackburn, a
single father
of four whose medical issues cost him his
corrections officer
job already making painful decisions.